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Lecturer(s)
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Koprna Radoslav, Ing. Ph.D.
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Šarapatka Bořivoj, prof. Dr. Ing. CSc.
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Course content
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The subject provides students with essential information on agroecosystems and their evolution, on the influence of environmental factors on organisms within agroecosystems, structure and dynamics of agrocenoses and productivity of agroecosystems. Attention is also paid to soil ecology in agroecosystems, environmental problems of agriculture and agroecological analysis of main production systems. The farmer's role in the landscape is explained to students in practical examples, as well as essential systems of management and the concept of sustainable agricultural systems.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture
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Learning outcomes
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The course aims at presenting actual information and procedures from the branch. Major approaches, conceptual and theoretical topics are listed in syllabus.
Students can explain basic terms in agroecology, describe the main production systems and their effect on environment, the policy of the protection of rural landscape and have knowledge about possible measures in agro-envi schemes.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Oral exam, Written exam
Ended by written exam.
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Recommended literature
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Barták, M., Kocourek, F., Vrabec, V. (1996). Obecná agroekologie.. TU Ostrava v programu PHARE, 134 pp.
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Gliessman, S.R. (1998). Agroecology - ecological processes in sustainable agriculture.. Ann Arbor Press, Chelsea, 357 pp.
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Šarapatka, B. a kol. (2010). Agroekologie: východiska pro udržitelné zemědělské hospodaření. Olomouc.
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Šarapatka, B., Urban, J. a kol. (2006). Ekologické zemědělství v praxi. Šumperk.
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